Meaning

noun (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin

noun popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult

noun a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing

originEtymology tree Kimbundu makôbabor. Portuguese macumbabor. English macumba Borrowed from Portuguese macumba (“macumba; curse”), derived from Kimbundu makôba (or a related Bantu language of western Central Africa).

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